Dorothy – 4/6/99 Part 3 of a three part interview with George Ridley. If you haven’t already, you may want to read Part 1. A new direction is urgently needed, but what options are there? Some suggestions: A shift in taxation Shift taxes from things that are good to things that are bad, such as…
Dorothy – 28/5/99 Part 2 of a three part interview with George Ridley. If you haven’t already, you may want to read Part 1. What is happening at present in New Zealand? Trends under the present system: Deterioration of the environment ‘Band-aid’ regulations fail to stem the trend. The transfer of wealth upwards There is…
Dorothy – 21/5/99 Indicators for continued economic growth world wide are positive BUT the key environmental indicators are negative so change to a Sane Humane Ecological future is imperative. Is this feasible? Part 1 of a three part interview with George Ridley George Ridley Photo source George Ridley How should a country’s economy be organised?…
Therese Banks – 14/5/99 – a magnet for passengers, a boost for the inner city and a boon for the environment. The Shuttle in action. Photo source Peter Hunt Catching the Christchurch Shuttle at a popular time means joining a queue with people of all ages. A leap forward in technology The technology for electrically…
Therese Banks – 7/5/99 Plan a long bus journey and you will be wise to book in advance to travel on one of the popular luxury coaches which offer you the ultimate in luxury. No longer does bus travel mean boarding a standard vehicle which makes no concessions to passengers’ needs or to the demands…
Therese Banks – 30/4/99 designline – the name we see on the back of so many buses What is designline? The view thousands of drivers see in traffic every day designline is a company which has grown from small beginnings in 1985. It is now the major bus producer in New Zealand and is gaining…
Manu Caddie – 18/12/98 A name and an organisation to be remembered. Dick Hubbard is Managing Director of Hubbard Foods Ltd. and Chairperson of a new organisation called “New Zealand Businesses for Social Responsibility” (BSR). The following article is based on a public address that Mr Hubbard gave in Gisborne on 8 July 1998. BSR…
Dorothy – 11/12/98 Farm improvements become well established, but problems become insuperable. Irrigation In the mid fifties a Government scheme was proposed to bring water from the Rakaia River near Barrhill to just west of the Rakaia township. Border dyking was the proposed method to irrigate farmers’ land from Rakaia to the sea. If the…
Dorothy – 4/12/98 If you haven’t already, you may like to read Part 1 of this series. Signs of neglect The house at the time of purchase When Ron took over the farm it was running 500 ewes and they were starving from lack of feed as the place was so run down. It had…
Dorothy – 27/11/98 The story of two Mid-Canterbury farmers working together to build a productive farm from a neglected property at Dorie An interview with Ron and Judith Armstrong Judith and Ron Armstrong Part 1 The years before Dorie Ron and Judith Armstrong gave their best energies and dedication for most of their working lives…
